Celebrating Fern from Haworth

Haworth have partnered up with ITO Design studio to launch the Fern smart chair.

July 1st, 2016

Mike Warsaw, Haworth’s Vice President of Global Design + Innovation, introduced Fern, a collaboration between Haworth Design Studio and ITO Design. Haworth has celebrated the launch of Fern with an intimate event attended by some of design’s best and brightest.

Drawing from resources and knowledge around the world, the Haworth Design Studio regularly collaborates with research, development and design partners around the world to identify, develop and launch innovative products, and the Fern is the next step in this ongoing narrative.

Haworth: Fern Launch

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